18 Best historical books like If a Poem Could Live and Breathe by Mary Calvi

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If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

By: Mary Calvi

3.83

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

A fact-based romantic speculative novel about Teddy Roosevelt’s first love, by Mary Calvi, author o…

If you liked the historical plot in If a Poem Could Live and Breathe by Mary Calvi , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. The First Ladies

By: Marie Benedict

4.04

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights a… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The First Ladies book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. The Underground Library

By: Jennifer Ryan

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Ryan's The Underground Library book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. The President’s Wife

By: Tracey Enerson Wood

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The incredible story of the First Lady who clandestinely assumed the presidency, from the USA Today… read more

Similar categories in Tracey Enerson Wood's The President’s Wife book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • historical
  • presidents
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. Finding Margaret Fuller

By: Allison Pataki

4.11

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller—America’s forgotten leading lady and the central… read more

Similar categories in Allison Pataki's Finding Margaret Fuller book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. The Woman With the Cure

By: Lynn Cullen

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

She gave up everything— and changed the world. A riveting novel based on the true story of the w… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Cullen's The Woman With the Cure book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You were right to insist that we invest in the beds. I don't know why we did not jump on getting them sooner. She knew why. A woman, Dr. Jesse Wright invented them. And much like Sister Kenny's metho…"

-Lynn Cullen, The Woman With the Cure

"Even scientific articles contributed to defining a woman's place. It wasn't just by happenstance that when Dorothy was photographed with David Bodian for Time magazine at the conference where they an…"

-Lynn Cullen, The Woman With the Cure

"Not a direct quote, but referenced in the author's note at the end - Sister Elizabeth Kenny, was instrumental in developing a new method of treating polio. Barbara Johnson, a laboratory technician wh…"

-Lynn Cullen, The Woman With the Cure

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6. The Mitford Affair

By: Marie Benedict

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict—she'll have to choose: her country or her sis… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The Mitford Affair book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Dray's Becoming Madam Secretary book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. Starring Adele Astaire

By: Eliza Knight

4.00

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight returns with a story full of glitz and glam as she delves… read more

Similar categories in Eliza Knight's Starring Adele Astaire book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Royal Game

By: Linda Keir

3.29

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

American pop singer Jennie Jensen is ready to marry the love of her life, England's Prince Hugh, bu… read more

Similar categories in Linda Keir's The Royal Game book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Marmee

By: Sarah Miller

4.25

Format: 423 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Caroline, a revealing retelling of Louisa May Alcott's beloved Little Women, fro… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Miller's Marmee book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Waking up every day and remembering Papa's gone to the front is like biting into a bonbon with nothing in the center."

-Sarah Miller, Marmee

"I have been wrong to hide my temper so completely. All this time I have been inadvertently teaching my girls that goodness is the absence of faults. An unattainable goal that can only lead to a lifet…"

-Sarah Miller, Marmee

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11. Strangers in the Night

By: Heather Webb

3.85

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

It was the tumultuous romance that scandalized the world: Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner fought, lov… read more

Similar categories in Heather Webb's Strangers in the Night book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Two Wars and a Wedding

By: Lauren Willig

3.89

Format: 435 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig: a dramatic coming-of-age story with a dual ti… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Willig's Two Wars and a Wedding book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • romance
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Invincible Miss Cust

By: Penny Haw

4.19

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

Must-read historical fiction for fans of Marie Benedict and Tracey Enerson Wood, based on the real … read more

Similar categories in Penny Haw's The Invincible Miss Cust book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The House of Lincoln

By: Nancy Horan

3.73

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Nancy Horan, author of the million-copy New York Times bestseller Loving Frank, returns with The Ho… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Horan's The House of Lincoln book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • historical
  • presidents
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Some day she [Ana Ferreira Evans] would write what she had learned about love in her widowhood. Love needs a place to go. Your heart doesn't stop making it when you lose the single adored person of y…"

-Nancy Horan, The House of Lincoln

"She [Ana Ferreira Evans] remembered a remark [Mrs.] Alsop had once made. Some people are willfully ignorant. They aren't stupid--they simply choose to be oblivious. That way they aren't responsible f…"

-Nancy Horan, The House of Lincoln

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15. When the Moon Turns Blue

By: Pamela Terry

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

One woman fights to hold on to her friends, her family, and all that she holds dear as the battle o… read more

Similar categories in Pamela Terry's When the Moon Turns Blue book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. Jackie

By: Dawn Tripp

4.34

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

In this mesmerizing novel about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, acclaimed author Dawn Tripp has crafted… read more

Similar categories in Dawn Tripp's Jackie book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"not only because of the pleasure it will bring, but because the power of ideas, and the ability to express them, is the greatest power we have."

-Dawn Tripp, Jackie

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17. American Daughters

By: Piper Huguley

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In the vein of America’s First Daughter , Piper Huguley’s historical novel delves into the remarkab… read more

Similar categories in Piper Huguley's American Daughters book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

By: Mary Calvi

3.83

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

A fact-based romantic speculative novel about Teddy Roosevelt’s first love, by Mary Calvi, author o… read more

Similar categories in Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • romance
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • presidents
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • own
  • audiobook
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19. The Castle Keepers

By: Aimie K. Runyan

3.70

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Leedswick Castle has housed the Alnwick family in the English countryside for generations, despite … read more

Similar categories in Aimie K. Runyan's The Castle Keepers book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • romance
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle    Moran

20. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

By: Michelle Moran

4.30

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dram… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Moran's Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle by Anna Shechtman

21. The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle

By: Anna Shechtman

3.38

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

Combining the soul-baring confessional of Brain on Fire and the addictive storytelling of The Queen… read more

Similar categories in Anna Shechtman's The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle book and Mary Calvi's If a Poem Could Live and Breathe

  • audiobook

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